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大法官

Mandarin · pinyin dà fǎ guān

grand justice
high court justice
supreme court justice

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
法: fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
官: guān · official, public servant

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4–3–1 · da4 fa3 guan1

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daai6 faat3 gun1

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noun

Associate Justice (of the United States)
Lord Chancellor (of the United Kingdom)
(Singapore) chief justice

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